Apple Manage AppStore purchases and subscription on Mac? This is how!

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Apple Manage AppStore purchases and subscription on Mac? This is how!

Apps in the AppStore often offer a subscription to access the app's functionality. To give an example, programs such as Office for Mac require a monthly or annual subscription.

Many of us also have a subscription to the Apple Arcade, Apple Music of Apple TV service from Apple. These subscription costs are charged Apple invoiced and paid to the developers of the apps. You can change or cancel these AppStore purchases with one of your Apple devices such as a Mac.

It is relatively simple to make a purchase via the App Store Apple change, but you just need to know where you need to adjust the subscription. The subscription settings of Apple are linked to your Apple-ID and can therefore also be done from your AppleID to be managed.

Apple Manage AppStore purchases

Apple View AppStore purchases

Click on it Apple icon in the top left corner. In the menu, click System Preferences.

open system preferences mac

In the system preferences click on the Apple ID settings.

Apple ID settings mac

Click on Media and purchases in the menu on the left. In the Media and purchases menu, click the Manage subscriptions button.

Change media and purchases mac

The AppStore will now open on your Mac. In the subscription overview you can see your active and expired subscriptions.

Another way to quickly view and manage your purchased apps on your Mac is to open the AppStore. Click on your name at the bottom. You can now immediately see which Apps you have purchased in the past and can reinstall these Apps.

Apple Change AppStore subscription

To change a subscription, click View information at the top of the menu.

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Change AppStore purchases mac

In the Management menu for subscriptions, click on the link: Management.

manage subscription apple app store mac

Your AppStore purchases are now shown in the overview of active and expired subscriptions.

Apple Cancel AppStore purchases

If you click on the edit button to the right of the subscription, the change subscription menu will open, where you can change or cancel the subscription.

apple adjust subscription

Based on the text “Expires on” or “Extends on” you can quickly see whether a subscription has recently been canceled or not.

An extend on status means that the subscription will be extended on this specific date and a subscription with status expires on has already been canceled and will not be extended after the expiration date.

Apple cancel subscription

I hope this helps you manage or cancel your AppStore subscription. Thank you for reading!

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